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Abstract Introduction Trichomonas vaginalis is a protozoan parasite that causes trichomoniasis, a frequently diagnosed infection that accounts for more than half of non-viral sexually transmitted diseases. An increased i...

Richness and diversity of parasites depend on a set of interrelated factors related to the characteristics of the host, the environment and the parasites itself. In the City of Buenos Aires, rodent communities vary accor...

Canine babesiosis is a vector-borne disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Babesia, primarily transmitted by ixodid ticks. The disease is widespread globally, including across most regions of Ukraine. Babesia...

Hemozoin (Hz) is a crystalline by-product, which is produced when the Plasmodium species destroy haemoglobin, and it is commonly recognised that it leads to how our bodies respond to malaria. Although we understand prett...

It is clear that malaria, a disease caused by Plasmodium spp., has burdened humans throughout our evolutionary paths and remains one of the deadliest maladies to date. Yet, in sharp contrast to the consequence, the human...

Leishmaniasis is a public health disease that requires the development of more effective treatments and the identification of novel molecular targets. Since blocking the PI3K/AKT pathway has been successfully studied as ...

IntroductionIn co-endemic regions, hosts are concurrently infected by related apicomplexan hemoparasites, Plasmodium and the zoonotic pathogen Babesia. This study investigates how Plasmodium berghei XAT-Babesia rodhaini ...

Abstract Theileriosis, a tick-borne disease caused by apicomplexan parasites of the genus Theileria, poses a major constraint to livestock productivity worldwide. Existing chemotherapeutics are increasingly limited by ho...

Human babesiosis caused by the intraerythrocytic apicomplexan Babesia microti is an expanding tick-borne zoonotic disease that may cause severe symptoms and death in elderly or immunocompromised individuals. In light of ...

Abstract Toxoplasmosis is an infectious, zoonotic and parasitic disease, caused by Toxoplasma gondii. In this manucript, two cases of infection with T. gondii in captive animals from a zoological park in the central regi...

ABSTRACT Lagoquilascariasis is a zoonotic disease caused by a nematode parasite of the genus Lagochilascaris (Family Ascarididae), with the ingestion of contaminated rodents being the main source of infection. The main c...

Leishmaniose visceral (LV) é doença endêmica no Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil, principalmente nas áreas próximas dos rios Paraguai e Paraná. Nos últimos anos vem aumentando o número de casos, especialmente...

ABSTRACT Background and Aims Bangladesh has dramatically reduced its malaria burden since 2000, confining the disease to specific geographic zones. However, the national 2030 elimination goal is now threatened by a compl...

ABSTRACT: In recent years, the use of computing has increased along with medical skills, and this had impressive results in terms of classification and treatment, in addition to facilitating the matter of medical personn...

Abstract Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a disease caused by the protozoa Leishmania infantum and can cause an inflammatory reaction in the gastrointestinal tract, however the role of granulocytic cells (neutrophils, eos...

Trichinellosis is a zoonotic disease affecting people all over the world, for which there is no speedy and reliable treatment. Albendazole (ABZ), an inexpensive benzimidazole used in oral chemotherapy against helminthic...

Abstract Fasciola hepatica is a parasite that affects the hepatic ducts of several species of domestic and wild vertebrates, causing huge economic losses to livestock rearing worldwide. Reports on occurrences of F. hepat...

Abstract Infections negatively influence the production of tambaqui, and in north Brazil, the wide distribution of this parasitic disease has generated concern among fish farmers. The objective of this study was to revie...

Abstract The VII Brazilian Symposium on Toxoplasmosis (SIMBRATOX) and the IV International Symposium on Toxoplasmosis (SINTOX) were held remotely from October 6 to 8, 2025, under the theme “Toxoplasmosis – Strengthen...

Abstract Infections with the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi are widespread in the Americas and can lead to severe cardiac and/or gastrointestinal pathology. Current treatments are limited to monotherapies character...

Abstract Schistosomiasis is a neglected disease that affects millions of people around the world, being common in the state of Maranhão. A total of 225 rodents of the Holochilus sciureus species from the Western Lowland...

ABSTRACT From 2015 to 2021 the prevalence of parasites was evaluated in fecal samples of dogs from the municipality of Niterói, RJ. The samples were examined at the Laboratory of Diagnostic Support in Parasitic Diseases...

Abstract Parasites of the phylum Apicomplexa are among the main etiological agents of diseases in vertebrates and invertebrates, including humans and domestic animals. In the present study, 18 specimens of Pygocentrus na...

Bovine genital campylobacteriosis, caused by the gram-negative bacteria Campylobacter fetus venerealis, and bovine trichomonosis, caused by the parasite protozoan Tritrichomonas foetus, are venereal diseases that occur w...